DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Mar 1, 2016) - Masergy Communications Inc., announced today that Cyber Defense Magazine has named the company's Unified Enterprise Security (UES) as a winner of the Leadership Award in the Managed Service Security Provider (MSSP) category. Masergy's UES was spotlighted for its advanced machine learning and big data analytics ability to collect, analyze and predict patterns in network behavior.

"We're thrilled to recognize next-generation innovation in the information security marketplace and that's why Masergy has earned this award from Cyber Defense Magazine. Some of the best INFOSEC defenses come from these kinds of forward thinking players who think outside of the box," said Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, Cyber Defense Magazine.

As the industry's leading electronic information security magazine and media partner of the RSA® Conference 2016, Cyber Defense Magazine is particularly qualified to identify the industry's most compelling security solutions. After months of review and judging by leading independent information security experts, the publication selected Masergy's UES for its patented adaptive Network Behavioral Analysis (NBA) technology that enables:

"Today's enterprise organizations require an integrated security solution to address the multifaceted nature of advanced and constantly changing threats," said Tim Naramore, CTO, Masergy. "Masergy's UES is a comprehensive ecosystem that combines expert human monitoring and big data analytics, which IT departments would be hard pressed to replicate on their own. We are proud Cyber Defense Magazine has recognized our security innovations."